FIRST (1ST) ARTILLERY BATTALIONSouth Carolina Volunteers, March 16th, 1861, to March 25th, 1862
The following historical information is about the service of both the regiment, and the men, of the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Battalion, which served in the American Civil War from March 1861 to March 1862. If you have any corrections, suggestions, or additional information, photographs, artifacts, etc., that you wish to contribute, feel free to submit the information to the Webmaster.
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| Battalion Field & Staff |
| Company A, Calhoun Light Artillery |
Company F |
| Company B |
Company G |
| Company C |
Company H |
| Company D |
Company I |
| Company E |
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March to August 1861 - Defenses of Charleston, South Carolina
August to November 1861 - Department of South Carolina
November 1861 to March 1862 - Department of South Carolina, Georgia & Florida
February 6th, 1861: Organized by an Act of the South Carolina State Legislature as the Battalion of Artillery, South Carolina Regular Army, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Sabine Ripley.
March to April 1861: Served in the Operations in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
April 12th to 13th, 1861: Engaged in the Bombardment of Fort Sumter.
May 17th to 24th, 1861: The Battalion is mustered into Confederate States service with five (5) companies as the First (1st) South Carolina Volunteer Artillery Battalion by Mustering Officer, Assistant Adjutant General, David Rumph Jones, at various posts around Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
May 17th, 1861: Wagner's Company (Company D) is mustered into service at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
May 18th, 1861: Calhoun's Company (Company A) is mustered into service at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
May 22nd, 1861: James' Company (Company C) is mustered into service at Fort Johnson, James Island, South Carolina.
May 24th, 1861: Yates' Company (Company E) is mustered into service at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Rhett's Company (Company B) is mustered into service at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
October 14th, 1861: King's Company (Company F) is mustered into service at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by Mustering Officer, Major, Thomas M. Wagner.
November 1st, 1861: Peronneau's Company (Company G) is mustered into service at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, by Mustering Officer, Major, Thomas M. Wagner.
February 5th, 1862: Company H is mustered into service at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
February 17th, 1862: Company I is mustered into service at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
March 25th, 1862: The battalion is increased to a full regiment, and is designated as the First (1st) Artillery Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers.
South Carolina Volunteers formed on the Parade Ground of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, ca. April 1861 (Library of Congress)
Published Books & Documents
"Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia." Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File, Inc., New York City, New York, 1995.
"Recollections and Reminiscences, 1861-1865, Thru World War I." South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; 1993.
"Report of the Historian of the Confederate Records to the General Assembly of South Carolina." John P. Thomas; The Bryan Printing Company, Columbia, South Carolina; 1900.
"South Carolina's Military Organizations During the War Between the States." Robert S. Seigler, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008.
Documents, Papers, & Non-Published Materials
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina. NARA M267; National Archives & Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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